Posts under ‘Moblog’

Way back in 2003, the Wife and I were in Denver and we took a side trip to visit Tom Piccirilli and Michelle Scalise. We got together in Estes Park, where Michelle took us on a brief tour of the Stanley Hotel, made infamous for its role in the creation of Stephen King’s The Shining. [...]

Redneck Car Repair
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
“Hmm, our quarter panel is coming loose. I know! Let’s lash it to the license plate!”
Wow. I’m surprised it made it around the block.

Best. Con chair. EVER.
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
I could tell you what he just did for us, but then I’d have to kill you.

These Aren’t the Dorks You’re Looking For
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
The entire 501st hits on Willie’s Wenches

Tools of the Trade
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.

The VisionCon staff
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
The REAL rock stars, the folks who make this happen.

In less than five minutes I’ll be driving out of here in my crappy little Chevy Cobalt rental car, headed to a night in St Louis with the Bunn. Tomorrow, we push on to VisionCon proper. Because most of my ‘net access will be via the CrackBerry, I’m shifting the blog to con mode.
Daily digests [...]

Icy Doom Hates My Tree
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
This is the small fir tree near our front porch. It sprang back after an icy rain last year, and hopefully it will again.
The power went out about an hour ago, and there’s no ETA on restoration. I went on a brief photo expedition and will have more [...]

Ice Road Truckin’
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
Sights like this are one of the few things that make me miss living in the ‘burbs, or at least living in larger towns.
The drive from my office to our second campus is six miles, and today four miles of it were covered in the ice and snow you see [...]

And now… Grande margaritas, stat! #
This cigar is aching to be lit. #
Would like to catch UFC, but the bar is hooked on basesball bullshit. *sigh* #
@audiofyl Vas is das “Elite XC” you speak of? #
@cullenbunn speaks wisdom. #
Fine motor control already toast. Ahh, takillya. #
@audiofyl WHAT?! Kimbo Slice on network TV? I officially hate [...]